Those gains translate to a 25.8% compound annual growth rate for Amazon compared to an 8.2% CAGR for the S&P 500 in that time. As a result, $10,000 in AMZN stock purchased 20 years ago would now be worth $983,555.
So, if you had invested in Amazon ten years ago, you're likely feeling pretty good about your investment today. A $1000 investment made in December 2014 would be worth $14,983.08, or a gain of 1,398.31%, as of December 12, 2024, according to our calculations.
Ten Year Stock Price Total Return for Amazon.com is calculated as follows: Last Close Price [ 218.94 ] / Adj Prior Close Price [ 14.74 ] (-) 1 (=) Total Return [ 1,385.6% ] Prior price dividend adjustment factor is 1.00.
Amazon's growth
A $1,000 investment at the closing price on the day of the IPO and not sold would be worth roughly $1.87 million today. The stock made its debut on May 15, 1997, at a pre-split closing price of $23.50 per share ($0.098 per share split-adjusted).
What does that look like on a brokerage statement? Check out the above chart and you'll see that if you invested $1,000 in Apple stock 20 years ago, it would today be worth more than $290,000. The same $1,000 invested in the S&P 500 would theoretically have turned into about $7,600 over the same period.
Amazon shies off high after hitting $2,000 per share for the first time. It's a major milestone in the stock's climb to match Apple's $1 trillion market valuation.
The Future of Amazon
Forecasters predict that Amazon will reach $200 per share a year from now and will continue to rise to $250 per share at the end of 2026. In 2027, the prediction is for a price of $300, and $250 by the end of 2028.
Ten Year Stock Price Total Return for Costco Wholesale is calculated as follows: Last Close Price [ 936.94 ] / Adj Prior Close Price [ 115.47 ] (-) 1 (=) Total Return [ 711.4% ] Prior price dividend adjustment factor is 0.81.
The Numbers on Apple Stock
Those gains translate to a 32.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) for Apple compared to an 8.3% CAGR for the S&P 500 in that time. That means that $10,000 in AAPL stock purchased 20 years ago would be worth more than $2.71 million today, assuming reinvested dividends.
Сan Amazon reach $1000 again? Some bullish forecasts suggest it could reach $800 or even $1,000, reflecting a highly optimistic outlook. However, this figure is subject to numerous market conditions and the company's performance over the coming years.
For Netflix, if you bought shares a decade ago, you're likely feeling really good about your investment today. A $1000 investment made in November 2014 would be worth $14,248.59, or a 1,324.86% gain, as of November 7, 2024, according to our calculations.
Analysts See 13% Upside For Amazon Stock
The 30-year-old Amazon is among the world's most valuable companies. It is a leader in e-commerce spending and in cloud computing through its Amazon Web Services business. It is also quickly growing its advertising business into a challenger to Google (GOOGL) and Meta (META).
With that, you could expect your $10,000 investment to grow to $34,000 in 20 years.
The all-time high Amazon stock closing price was 232.93 on December 16, 2024.
There's a chance that Costco will split its stock before it gets to $1,000. So while the value will theoretically be there, in actual price per share, it wouldn't. On a split-adjusted basis, one Costco share was worth $1.67 at the initial public offering price.
Stock Market Average Yearly Return for the Last 5 Years
Adjusted for inflation, the 5-year average stock market return (including dividends) is 10.744%.
Ten Year Stock Price Total Return for Home Depot is calculated as follows: Last Close Price [ 389.89 ] / Adj Prior Close Price [ 82.68 ] (-) 1 (=) Total Return [ 371.6% ] Prior price dividend adjustment factor is 0.79.
Amazon Stocks Price Target for 2030
We estimate Amazon's stock price to be $370 per share with 10% year-over-year revenue growth but compressed margins from more competition in its AWS unit.
Apple long term stock forecast is anticipated to be $315 in 2025, $370 in 2026, $425 in 2027, $465 in 2028, and $480 in 2029. In 2030, analysts anticipate Apple shares will be worth $510.
Amazon (AMZN) does not pay a dividend.
NASDAQ: AMZN
Even starting with a relatively small $1,000 just 10 years ago, you would now have about $10,500. Placing the same amount in the S&P 500 would've resulted in about $3,300.
Amazon (AMZN -0.22%) ended 2024 on a high note, up 44% in 52 weeks. But more importantly, it's coming into the year with all systems go to leverage its e-commerce platform to gain market share and harness the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to supercharge its cloud platform.
Amazon's most recent stock split
The share price jumped 5% on the day of the split, with shares trading at over $127. It was a 20:1 split, which is notable because stock splits are often 2:1 or 3:1. For each share an investor-owned, they received 19 additional shares.